The infamous “war” between Millennials and Gen Z has found new battlefields in recent weeks, brewing training clothes and fighting in Tiktok.
There are two camps. People who like to wear gym-fitting outfits – people who think of leggings and fit tank tops, prefer buggy ensembles. According to some users of Tiktok, these preferences fell along generational boundaries, with millennium women favoring tighter outfits.
As with all generations trends, these sectors are tenuous at best. But on platforms like Tiktok, where rage and debate are often coins in the realm, they can spread quickly and widely, even if most people don't actually feel strong loyalty to either side.
Discussions about clothing tensions in both gyms and normal wear have been brewed for years, but recently it has become more popular thanks to the sound of Tiktok – a voice that is “approved” before landing on “I don't know”, is used to model different outfits that people often prefer to be tightly packed for “Dislike.”
In the video, some Tiktok users have demonstrated their favorite skintist one training gear and declared their merits or voice-over surprises in learning the ideal workout outfit.
Modeling different combinations, Gen Z users explained “giving middle school” and tight outfits.
In some comments on these videos, users do not appear to be discussing the clothing itself more than the type of body that does not follow traditional thin beauty standards.
The split in suppliers between Millennials and Gen Z has long been heated with debate around everything from sock height to skinny jeans. (Before you ask: No-show socks are for millennials, and crew socks are for the younger crowd.) The fast cycle of internet dizziness has also led some members of Gen Z to completely sourly turn into what is called trends.
Stephanie Zambrana, 28 years old and resident of Miami, recently posted a video of Tiktok that encourages people to wear what they like and sway with the influence of algorithms. She said the regularity of the trumpeted internet fight between age groups made them easier to find and speak up.
“Why do you always need to make something bigger?” she said in a phone interview. “Why can't people wear what they want?
Zambrana said she preferred very sealed clothing to help her see physical movements during training.
Alexa Amiel, 23, posted equally important videos, noting that these arguments are often gendered.
“These discussions are always aimed at women, and it's frustrating to see that they're constantly trying to understand what the next trend is,” said Amiel, who lives in Renexa, Kansas, in a phone interview.
As a member of Gen Z herself, she is also acutely aware that the time of her generation, declared Passé, is coming soon.
“How long does it take for something like General Alpha comes? “My well, I can't believe they're wearing them like these kinds of baggy jeans or obsessed with the centre,” she said. “I don't think it's too far in the future.”